Legal Opinion
Merkel v. Federal Express Corp.
District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Decided May 1, 1995No. Civ. A. 2:93cv161-D-APublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
DAVIDSON, District Judge.
Upon consideration of this matter, sua sponte, the court finds that it possesses no subject matter jurisdiction over the case at bar. Removal in this cause was improvident, and this matter shall be remanded to the County Court of Coahoma County, Mississippi.
FACTUAL SUMMARY
The plaintiff Charles Merkel is an attorney in Clarksdale, Mississippi, and is an avid baseball card collector. In September of 1992, the plaintiff was considering the purchase of a set of 1960 Topps baseball cards from the Brigandi Coin Company (“Brigandi”), in New York, N.Y.…
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